Reshaping employment relations in the UK voluntary sector: An exploratory study into the impact of best value

Local Government Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 379-396

  Cunningham, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Contracting; Pay and conditions; Somorphism; Work intensification

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN RESOURCE; LABOR POLICY; STATE ROLE; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 46749131575     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930802044577     Document Type: Article

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